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Chemical DIOSGENIN

Chemical ID
DIOSGENIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antifatigue not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antistress not available Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic 20-40 mg/kg/day/15 day scu mus Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Mastogenic 20-40 mg/kg/day/15 day scu mus Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Agave sisalana Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Aletris farinosa Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Areca catechu Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Balanites aegyptiacus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Chamaelirium luteum Root not available 222.2 -1.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Costus speciosus Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Tissue Culture 5400.0 6000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Root 5400.0 6000.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea bulbifera Tuber not available 4500.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea composita Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea sp. Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea villosa Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea villosa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea villosa Tuber not available 23000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Jateorhiza palmata Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lycium chinense Flower not available 7300.0 not available Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Medicago sativa Seed not available 1000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Melilotus officinalis Seed not available 1000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Momordica charantia Tissue Culture not available 13.7 -0.7 Jim Duke's personal files.